Documentos e informes

Mapping Impact in Mali : Country-Level Impact of Adaptive Safety Nets in the Sahel (Inglés)

In the Sahel, adaptive social protection (ASP) is a set of social protection policies, systems, and programs that promote human capital, productivity, and resilience of the poorest and strengthen their...

Cartographie des Impacts au Mali : Impact au Niveau National des Programmes de Protection Sociale Adaptative au Sahel (Francés)

Au Sahel, la protection sociale adaptative (PSA) est un ensemble de politiques, systèmes et programmes de protection sociale qui renforcent le capital humain, la productivité et la résilience des plus...

The Mismeasure of Weather : Using Remotely Sensed Earth Observation Data in Economic Contexts (Inglés)

The availability of weather data from remotely sensed Earth observation data has reduced the cost of including weather variables in econometric models. Weather variables are common instrumental variables...

Uganda - Agriculture Cluster Development Project (Inglés)

Sustainable Rice Market Insights : A Preliminary Survey - Introduction to the Market and Financing Opportunities (Inglés)

Rice is increasingly significant in the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Climate Change Action Plan (2021–2025), focusing on climate-smart rice-farming systems and value chains. At COP28 in 2023, the World Bank...

Brazil - Bahia Sustainable Rural Development Project (Inglés)

The development objective of the Bahia Sustainable Rural Development Project for Brazil is to enhance resilience of family farmers in targeted states. The project comprises of five components. The first...

Assessment of the Sustainable Rice Platform : A Benchmark Analysis against the IFC Performance Standards, Good Practice for Standards Systems Assurance and Governance, and Selected Elements of Other Standards Systems (Inglés)

Rice is a crucial staple food globally, but its cultivation demands significant land and water resources and contributes to over 10 percent of human-induced methane emissions. Sustainable rice production...

Agriculture Production Potential of Groundwater Irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa (Inglés)

Sub-Saharan Africa’s low agricultural productivity exacerbates rural poverty. An important investment, the sustainable use of groundwater for irrigation, has the potential to increase agricultural productivity...

ジャイン灌漑システム株式会社 : ファクトシート (Japonés)

This brief talks about the performance of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL) in India financed by IFC. JISL, an integrated agribusiness, is the largest manufacturer of micro irrigation systems (MIS) in...

Fertilizer Price Shocks in Smallholder Agriculture : Cross-Country Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa (Inglés)

Since 2020, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have experienced disruptions to agricultural activities due to the adverse effects of multiple global crises. Notably, the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused...

Ukraine : Impact of the War on Agriculture Profitability - Issue Number Two (Inglés)

This report focuses on the following: the main factors of change in Ukranian markets; profitability of small and front-line farms; profitability of grain and oil crops production in July-October 2023;...

Ukraine : Impact of the War on Agriculture Profitability - Issue Number Three (Inglés)

This report focuses on the following: profitability of grains and oilseeds production in 2023; the main factors of change 2023 vs 2022; autumn sowing for the 2024 harvest; forecast for 2024 - prerequisites...

Serbia - Competitive Agriculture ; Strengthening Agriculture Capacities ; Crop Residue Management for Improved Air Quality : Implementation Support Mission, and Additional Financing : Second Preparation Mission - February 19 to March 29, 2024 (Inglés)

Bangladesh - Program on Agricultural and Rural Transformation for Nutrition, Entrepreneurship,and Resilience in Bangladesh : Promoting Diversification, Food Safety, Entrepreneurship, and Climate Resilience Across Agri-food Systems (Inglés)

Agriculture has been a key driver in poverty reduction over the past two decades in Bangladesh, although the growth of sector has slowed down since 2010. In addition, the sector is highly vulnerable to...

Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare : Evidence from Sri Lanka (Inglés)

In May 2021, Sri Lanka’s government imposed an abrupt ban on chemical fertilizer imports. This paper leverages this natural experiment to quantify the costs of a lack of access to fertilizer for agricultural...

Linking Poor Smallholder Farmers to Markets : Insights from an Inclusive Rice Value Chain Development Pilot in Côte d’Ivoire (Inglés)

Little evidence exists on the effectiveness of packaged interventions, however, let alone on the appropriate mix, the adequate sequencing, or the effectiveness of different governance arrangements. When...

Learning from Self and Learning from Others : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh (Inglés)

Can decentralizing demonstration accelerate learning about new technologies? This paper randomizes access to a fixed demonstration kit for new flood-saline-resilient seeds across villages in Bangladesh...

Kosovo - Agriculture and Rural Development Project (Inglés)

Ratings for the Agriculture and Rural Development Project for Kosovo were as follows: outcome and Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality was modest...

Cote d'Ivoire - Cashew Value-Chain Competitiveness Project : Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the Sub-Project for the Development of the Development Center of Cajou from Sanankoro in the Bafing Region (Francés)

China - Methane-Reducing and Water-Saving Paddy Rice Program for Results (Hunan) Project (Inglés)

The development objective of the Methane-Reducing and Water-Saving Paddy Rice Program for Results (PforR) (Hunan) for China is to reduce methane emissions and support climate resilient rice production...